Subiect: The gate and the threshold- Marks of spaces separation
The main point is the significance of gate and threshold in sacred space of housekeeping.
The gate and threshold are endowed with magical powers. As pass- spaces, these are able to concentrate sacred energy, capable to stop the evil, to drive away the evil spirits, to purify anyone who penetrated into the territory guarded by it.
The gate and the threshold are involved in all rites connected to capital events of human traditional life: birth, marriage, death.
In traditional housekeeping architectural space, the gate and the threshold carry into itself the symbols of general traditional mentality, rise to cosmic dimensions and meanings.
